Using common sense seems to elude some...

Yesterday (Wednesday, June 8th) our House of Representatives passed some minor gun safety measurers. While I'm thrilled even that little bit was passed, I am frustrated that more, much more wasn't passed.

Why am I frustrated? Honestly it boils down to this: One party cares about finding ways to stop these killings and the other, regardless of how many die, care about antiquated words and saving their right to own guns that serve no legitimate purpose.

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redredred · M

Did you ever notice how few mass shooting occur in banks? Ever wonder why? Barks are, at least, somewhat hardened sites. They have well controlled entrances and exits. They gave security cameras. Lots of them have armed guards. Why? Because banks have things we want to protect.

School buildings don’t have these things by and large. They do have signs saying “no guns allowed”.

If you want to protect schools because of the very valuable treasure inside look at how we build and staff banks.

ElwoodBlues · M

@redredred Great plan! The only problem is paying salaries and training for all the armed guards for 100,000+ US public schools buildings.

Since the only reason school armed guards are needed is to protect the sacred rights of assault weapons owners, how about we finance the guards with a property tax on all assault weapons. Sounds perfect!!

Or do you have some other funding mechanism in mind?

softspokenman · M

@redredred We can certainly rely on the 'Conservatives' to appropriate every dollar that it takes to do that, maybe even donate a few from the donations they receive from the NRA? Better yet maybe their King and multi-Billionaire (the builder) will donate it from his 'Charity Foundation' ? Everybody knows that he would run into a school, without a gun, if he heard gun shots from inside, what a guy, huh.

spjennifer · 61-69, T

@redredred Most ludicrous comment I've seen in a long time. Banks are a for profit institution and they're going to safeguard the money whatever the cost and we end up paying for it one way or another. Children are a valuable resource but there is absolutely no reason to turn schools into armed prisons to satisfy the gun fetishism of a select few, according to your logic, everywhere should be built like banks so that the right to own AR15's can be protected, malls and grocery stores, theaters and airports should all be built like banks, no matter the cost. There is nothing in the 2nd Amendment that specifies the type of weapons we are allowed to bear so why would banning AR15's be a violation of 2nd Amendment Rights? Seeing as the AR15 is the most sold rifle in the US, it's more about the profits of the gun manufacturers being protected, isn't it... 😖